Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The classic Brothers Grimm fairytale with some fun changes in Italian. The wicked queen's rhyme for the mirror is different, and when one of the dwarfs beholds Snow White, he exclaims, "Mamma mia."
The vocabulary review is dedicated to passato remoto verbs in the third person singular!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The youngest piglet was right all along. Being a kind soul, he forgave his brothers.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this telling of the late 19th century British fairy tale, the wolf is bad but not big.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In many languages, animals are used to describe human characteristics, but not every language uses the same animal for the same characteristic! Marika shares with us the Italian point of view.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika gives us a tour of her living room, where the family is entertained, and where she has lunch and dinner parties for guests.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika shows us her apartment's master bedroom.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
It's time for the grand tour of a very important room in Marika's apartment, the bathroom! You'll notice she gets a little mixed up between hot and cold water faucets! Don't worry--the position is the same in Italy as in other countries!
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
Marika shows us around her kitchen, the heart of the household. We can bet it's her favorite room of all!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika shows us her children's cozy bedroom. You may notice that there is an emphasis on drawing and coloring. Italian students are graded on their drawings.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We continue getting acquainted with Marika's apartment. This time she shows us the hall with its furnishings.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika shows us the entryway of her apartment, from the intercom to the coat rack.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Strolling through Rome, we stop in front of the so-called statue of Pasquino, who, rebelling against the rigid regulations of the reigning pope, made the statue "speak" by using placards, registering his protest against the city.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In fairy tales, good triumphs over evil in the end. This one's no exception.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here's one of the most famous fairy tales of all, "Cinderella." The Italian, "La Cenerentola" comes from the noun la cenere (ash, ashes, cinder). See how much you can understand without the English subtitles!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Being a fairy tale, there's a happy ending. Maybe you'll understand it even without the subtitles!
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